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// You Are the Sunshine of My Life — Wonder Stevie
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 96 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)
// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · "a, b" plays two voices at once · [...]/2 spreads a riff over 2 bars.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order: edit a riff to change every repeat.
// bass · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
A@2 B C A@2 B C A D E F G H A I A D E F G H A I J K J K J L M N O P Q@2 R@2 H@2 A D E F G H A I A D E F G H A I J K J
K J L M N O P Q@2 R@2 H@2 A D E F G H A I A D E F G H A I A D E F G H A S
>`.pickRestart({
A: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 ~", B: "g2@5 ~ g2@5 ~ g2@4", C: "~@2 g2@5 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~", D: "f1@5 ~ f2 ~ f2@5 ~ f2 ~",
E: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@5 ~ b1 ~", F: "a1@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@6 e2 ~", G: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2 ~", H: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@5 ~ g1 ~",
I: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@2 ~@2", J: "c2@5 ~ c3 ~ c3@5 ~ c2 ~", K: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ g1@4 g1@4",
L: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ g2@4 g2@2 a2@2", M: "b2@5 ~ f2 ~ f2@5 ~ b2 ~", N: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@4 e2@4",
O: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@5 ~ a1 ~", P: "b1@4 b1 ~ d#2 ~ e2@4 b1@4", Q: "[a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 e2@4 c2@4 b1@2 a1@4 a1@4 e2@4]/2",
R: "[d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d3@2 a2@4 d2@4 c2@2 d2@4 d2@4 a1@4]/2", S: "c2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.4)
// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
A B C D A B C D E@3 F G@2 H I J@3 F K@2 H L M@3 L N@2 O P Q@2 R S T@2 U V W@3 F X@2 H L Y@3 F Z@2 H L AA@3 L N@2 O P
AB@2 R S AC@2 U V AD@3 F G@2 H L AE@3 F AF@2 H L AG@3 F AH@2 H AI
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 [b3,d4] [b3,d4]@2 [b3,d4]@2 [b3,d4]", B: "[b3,d4]!3 [b3,d4]@2 [b3,d4] [b3,d4]@2",
C: "[b3,d#4]@2 [c#4,f4] [d4,g4]@2 [f4,a4] [g4,b4]@2", D: "[a4,c#5] [b4,d#5]@2 [c#5,f5] [d5,g5]@2 [d5,g5] ~",
E: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 ~ [e4,g4,c5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@4 g4 [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]@5 [d4,g4,b4]@2 [d4,g4,b4]@3]/3", // C G
F: "~ [c#4,e4,g4,a#4]@2 [e4,g4,a#4,c#5] [e4,g4,a#4,c#5]@2 [c#4,e4,g4,a#4]@2", // C#dim Edim C#dim
G: "[[c4,f4,a4]@3 a4 [c4,f4,a4]@3 [d4,f4,b4]@4 f4 [d4,f4,b4]@2 [d4,f4,b4]@2]/2", // F Bdim
H: "[e4,g4,c5]@3 [e4,g4,c5]@2 [e4,g4,c5]@3", I: "~@2 [c4,f4,a4]@6 [f4,a4,c5] ~ [c4,f4,a4]@6",
J: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 [e4,g4] [e4,g4,c5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@4 b4 [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]@5 [d4,g4,b4]@2 [d4,g4,b4]@3]/3", // C Em C G
K: "[[c4,f4,a4]@3 [f4,a4] [c4,f4,a4]@3 [d4,f4,b4]@4 [d4,f4] [d4,f4,b4]@2 [d4,f4,b4]@2]/2", // F Bdim Dm Bdim
L: "~@2 [c4,f4,a4]@2 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [f4,a4,c5] ~ [c4,f4,a4]@6", // F
M: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 [g4,c5] [e4,g4,c5]@3 [f4,a4,c5]@4 [d4,f4,c5]!2 [d4,f4,b4]@4 [e4,g4,b4] [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4] [e4,g4,b4]@3]/3", // C C5 C F Dm7 Bdim Em
N: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 [e4,g4,c5] [e4,g4,c5]@3 [f4,a4,c5]@4 [d4,f4,c5]!2 [d4,f4,b4]@3]/2", // C F Dm7 Bdim
O: "[a3,d4,f4,b4]!2 ~ [a3,b3,d4,f4]@2 [b3,d4,f4,a4]@3", P: "[d4,g#4,b4]!3 ~ [d4,g#4] [d4,g#4,b4]@3, ~@2 c5 ~",
Q: "[[e4,g#4,a4,c#5]@3 [e4,g#4,c#5] [e4,g#4,a4,c#5]@3 [d4,f#4,a4,b4]@4 [d4,f#4,a4,b4] [d4,f4,g#4,b4] [d4,f4,g#4,b4]@3]/2", // Amaj7 C#m Amaj7 Bm7 Ddim
R: "[c4,e4,g4,a4]!2 ~ [a3,c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4,g4,a4]@3", // Am7
S: "[c4,e4,g4,b4]!2 [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c5] [c4,e4,g4,b4]@3", // Cmaj7 Am7 Cmaj7
T: "[[c4,e4,f#4,a4]@3 [c4,e4,a4] [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@3 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@4 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@2 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@3]/2", // F#m7b5 Am F#m7b5
U: "[b3,d4,f4,g4] [b3,d4,f4,a4] ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,f4,a4]@3", // G7 Bm7b5 G7 Bm7b5
V: "[d4,f4,g4,b4]!2 [b3,d4,f4,a4] ~ [f4,a4,b4,d5] [d4,f4,g4,b4]@3", // G7 Bm7b5 G7
W: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 [e4,c5] [e4,g4,c5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@4 ~ [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]@5 [d4,g4,b4]@2 [d4,g4,b4]@3]/3", // C G
X: "[[c4,f4,a4]@3 c4 [c4,f4,a4]@3 [d4,f4,b4]@4 ~ [d4,f4,b4]@2 [d4,f4,b4]@2]/2", // F Bdim
Y: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 e4 [e4,g4,c5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@4 g4 [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]@5 [d4,g4,b4]@2 [d4,g4,b4]@3]/3", // C G
Z: "[[c4,f4,a4]@3 [c4,f4,a4] [c4,f4,a4]@3 [d4,f4,b4]@4 b4 [d4,f4,b4]@2 [d4,f4,b4]@2]/2", // F Bdim
AA: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 e4 [e4,g4,c5]@3 [f4,a4,c5]@4 [d4,f4,c5]!2 [d4,f4,b4]@4 [e4,g4,b4] [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4] [e4,g4,b4]@3]/3", // C F Dm7 Bdim Em
AB: "[[e4,g#4,a4,c#5]@3 [e4,g#4,a4] [e4,g#4,a4,c#5]@3 [d4,f#4,a4,b4]@4 [d4,f#4,a4,b4] [d4,f4,g#4,b4] [d4,f4,g#4,b4]@3]/2", // Amaj7 Bm7 Ddim
AC: "[[c4,e4,f#4,a4]@3 [c4,e4,f#4,a4] [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@3 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@4 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@2 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@3]/2", // F#m7b5
AD: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 e4 [e4,g4,c5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@4 [g4,d5] [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]@5 [d4,g4,b4]@2 [d4,g4,b4]@3]/3", // C G G5 G
AE: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 ~ [e4,g4,c5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@4 d5 [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]@5 [d4,g4,b4]@2 [d4,g4,b4]@3]/3", // C G
AF: "[[c4,f4,a4]@3 ~ [c4,f4,a4]@3 [d4,f4,b4]@4 [d4,f4,b4] [d4,f4,b4]@2 [d4,f4,b4]@2]/2", // F Bdim
AG: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 [g4,c5] [e4,g4,c5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@4 d5 [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]@5 [d4,g4,b4]@2 [d4,g4,b4]@3]/3", // C C5 C G
AH: "[[c4,f4,a4]@3 [c4,a4] [c4,f4,a4]@3 [d4,f4,b4]@4 [d4,f4] [d4,f4,b4]@2 [d4,f4,b4]@2]/2", AI: "[e4,g4,c5]",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.23)
// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1" · soft notes
const piano_soft = note(`<
~@8 A B ~ C D E ~@2 F G ~ C H I ~@2 J ~@7 K ~@3 L ~@3 M N ~ C O P ~@2 Q B ~ C ~ R ~@2 Q ~@7 S ~@7 Q I ~ C D E ~@2 A T
~ C U ~@3 J T ~ C V I ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 [e4,g4,c5] ~@4", B: "~@3 [b4,d5] ~@4", C: "[c#4,e4,g4,a#4] ~@7", D: "~@3 [c4,f4] ~@4", E: "~@3 [d4,b4] ~@4",
F: "~@3 c5 ~@4", G: "~@3 [g4,d5] ~@4", H: "~@3 c4 ~@4", I: "~@3 b4 ~@4", J: "~@3 e4 ~@4", K: "~@3 a4 ~@4",
L: "~@3 f#4 ~@4", M: "~@3 g4 ~@4", N: "~@3 [g4,b4,d5] ~@4", O: "~@3 [f4,a4] ~@4", P: "~@3 [d4,f4,b4] ~@4",
Q: "~@3 [g4,c5] ~@4", R: "~@3 [d4,f4] ~@4", S: "~@3 c#5 ~@4", T: "~@3 [g4,b4] ~@4", U: "~@3 [c4,f4,a4] ~@4",
V: "~@3 f4 ~@4",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.15)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@2 A B ~@2 A B C@17 D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C@17 D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C@23 E
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", B: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", D: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~", E: "x",
})).gain(0.25)
// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@24 [~ x ~ x]!16 ~@16 [~ x ~ x]!16 ~@24>").gain(0.37)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@23 [~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~] ~@31 [~@10 x ~ x!2 ~@2] ~@31 [~@10 x ~ x!2 ~@2] ~@8>").gain(0.12)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@2 A@8 B@8 ~@16 B@16 ~@16 A@23 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!8",
})).gain(0.31)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@24 A@16 ~@16 A@16 B C D E F D G A H I E A J@2 H K I F E H C E L M>".pickRestart({
A: "x!8", B: "x!3 ~ x!4", C: "x ~ x ~ x!4", D: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!2", E: "x!7 ~", F: "x ~ x!6", G: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2",
H: "x!3 ~ x ~ x!2", I: "x ~ x!5 ~", J: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", K: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~", L: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", M: "x",
})).gain(0.19)
// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct("<~@72 A B C D E C F ~ G H D ~ I@2 G J H E D G B D K ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x ~@4", B: "~ x ~ x ~@4", C: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", D: "~@7 x", E: "~ x ~@6", F: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2",
G: "~@3 x ~ x ~@2", H: "~ x ~@5 x", I: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x", J: "~@3 x ~@3 x", K: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.12)
// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct("<~ A@3 ~ A@18 B A@13 ~@3 A@7 B A@23 B A@23 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@2", B: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(1)
// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:18").struct("<~@37 [~ x ~@2]!3 ~@56>").gain(1)
// drums · congas
const congas_3 = s("conga:33").struct(`<
A B C B A B C B D E F G D E F G D E F G D E H G D E H G D E H G D E H G D E H G D E F G D E H G D E F G D E H G D E H
G D E H G D E H G D E H I B J K B@2 J K B@2 J K B@2 J K B@2 J K B@2 J K ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", B: "~@8 x!5 ~ x ~", C: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", D: "~@5 x!3",
E: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", F: "~@6 x!2", G: "~@9 x ~ x ~@4", H: "~@8 x!8", I: "~@9 x!4 ~@3", J: "~@9 x!4 ~ x ~",
K: "~@10 x!3 ~ x ~",
})).gain(1)
// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@56 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!16 ~@24>").gain(0.63)
stack(bass, piano, piano_soft, kick, rim, snare, hihat, ride, ride_soft, congas, congas_2, congas_3, cabasa)
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